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Sowore says Tinubu fears arrest at UN meeting

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Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, says Nigerian President Bola Tinubu will not attend the 81st UN General Assembly for fear of being arrested in the United States. He links this fear to an alleged drug-trafficking case, according to a post on X.

Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in Nigeria, says President Bola Tinubu cannot attend the 81st UN General Assembly in New York for fear of being arrested in the United States in connection with an alleged drug-trafficking case. He made the accusation in a post on the social network X, reacting to Mr Tinubu’s absence from the event.

Omoyele Sowore also claims Bola Tinubu was not in Paris on holiday, but to receive medical treatment. The claim echoes allegations previously made by Nigerian candidate Sowore, though the source provides no independent evidence to support them.

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